| The 37 Days of Gusmas 2012! |
[Nov. 23rd, 2012|06:34 pm] |
The 37 Days of Gusmas 2012
A Queer as Folk Fundraising Drabble-athon to Benefit The Ali Forney Center,
The Nation's Largest Organization Dedicated to Homeless LGBT Youth,
Whose Drop-In Center in Chelsea Was Destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
Nearly 4,000 kids who identify as LGBT sleep on the streets of New York City every night. The Ali Forney Center was founded to try to help those kids stay safe and alive. Their drop-in center in Chelsea in New York City was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy -- couches, computers, files -- everything. (Click here for more information.)
For the last four years, the Queer as Folk fandom has come together to raise money during the holiday season for causes that relate to experiences in the show. The Ali Forney Center was the beneficiary of our first Gusmas fundraiser, as well as last year's. This year, like last, the InsaneJournal ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) qaf_drabbles community and LJ's drabylon are joining forces to help the Center get back on its feet after this disaster.
Since we normally have several hundred entries, it would be extremely difficult to count drabbles if they were being made across multiple communities. For that reason, drabbles do need to be posted to IJ's qaf_drabbles to count, but feel free to crosspost them on LJ's drabylon, or anywhere you'd like. If you do not have an IJ account and prefer not to create one, we can post them for you. Just email Xie at xie.kay@gmail.com.
We'd also appreciate your help in spreading the word to other fans -- it's for a great cause!
In the spirit of the Gusmas Season, let's try to exceed last year's donation of just under $1514, and help the Ali Forney Center continue its work of keeping our kids alive long enough to grow up.
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